Augustus Michalka

Augustus Christoph Michalka (1713-1782) was a Prussian politician and the Head of the unsuccessful Prussian-India mission.

Early Life
Augustus Michalka was born and raised in Breslau, Silesia. His father was an Austrian diplomat. August Michalka studied politic at the University of Vienna and went on to work as an Austrian diplomat for negotiations with Prussia.

Seven Years' War
Following Prussian annexation of Silesia and the War of Austrian Succession, Augustus Michalka was involved in the peace negotiations with Prussia. Nevertheless, the war broke out again in 1756, this time the Seven Years' War. The war finished in 1763. During this time, Michalka was involved in all sorts of peace negotiations with Prussia which remained unsuccessful until the end.

Prussian minister and Prussian-India mission
After the Seven Years' War, in 1764, Augustus Michalka was invited by the Prussian government to consider the post of conducting the Prussian-India mission, a Prussian mission to colonise parts of India. Augustus Michalka accepted this offer. In 1766, the Prussian-India mission was launched but it turned out to be a disaster and was ended in 1770.